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THOMAS s. BELL, OE WAPELLO, IOWA, ASSIGNOE TO HIMSELE, e. E.. REED,

AND J. s. ANDREWS, OE LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA.

Letters Patient No,A 78,918, dated June' 16, 1868.V

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Be it known thatKI, THOMAS S. BELL, of Wapello, in the county of Louisa, and in'rthe State of Iowa, have -invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Shears; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being -had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. l l

In the annexed drawings, making vpart of this specification, A and B representthe two blades of a pair of shears, which are pivoted together as seen at'z. The, blade A has secured to it a. handle, C.

' D represents a handle, which is -pivoted t6 the-handle C atv a,-,and is connected to the blade B Aby means of the `'commetingpbar E. 4 I A The bar-E is' pivoted jo the outer end of 'blade B at d,`an d to the handle D at e.

By this mode'ofvconnecting the blades and handles, a compound lever is obtained for opening and closing the blades, and theyxniay thus be operated with great power. l

The 'bevelled portions of'v the blades re ser ted near their cutting-edges, so as to keep them from slipping upon the wood in cutting-,-4 y" i .i

A. plate, G, with a hole in it, is secured tothe shears by the rivet which confines them together, and a' strap is inserted in this hole to steady the shears, and snpportthem atfkaiuniform height when trimming the top of a hedge or other level surface. i

AvThe blades A and Bhserrated on their bevelled sides, and connected at their rear ends, and operated by means of the handles C and and' bar'E, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto setjnfy hand, this 5th day of October, 1867.

' Y Y n l THOMASv S. BELL.

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VINTON MAssIn, P. LAcnY. 

